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Queen Latifah is the voice o f Ellie (left), a confused mammoth in Ice Age: The Meltdown opening
Friday in theaters nationwide.
» REGINA TAYLOR
mam stage series
McDonald
ANIMATED FILM DEBUTDL'EFN LATIFAH
Ice Age: The
Meltdown
opens Friday
know n as Scrat. In the new film,
from director Carlos Saldanha and
the A cadem y Award winning cre­
ators o f “ Ice A ge” and "R obots,"
the Ice Age ¡scorning to an end, and
the anim als are delighting in the
m elting paradise that is their new
world.
A c a d e m y A w a rd n o m in e e
Ray Rom ano, John Leguizam o
Q ueen Latifah continues toexpand
and am aze us with her boundless and D enis Leary return to voice our
creative talents. Now she is m aking three heroes: M anny, Sid, and Di­
her anim ated feature film debut as ego. In addition to Latifah, other
the voice E llie’s a confused m am ­ new voices include Seann W illiam
moth in Ice Age: The M eltdown, Scott, late night talk show king Jay
scheduled for release on Friday from Leno, Will Arnett and Josh Peck.
In Ice Age: The M eltdown, our
20,h C entury Fox Pictures.
Latifah jo in s returning sub-zero trio is still together and enjoying
heroes from “Ice A ge” - M anny the perks o f their now melting world.
the woolly mammoth. Sid the sloth. M anny may be ready to start a
D iego the saber-toothed tiger, and fam ily, but nobody has seen an­
the hapless prehistoric squirrel/rat other m am m oth for a long time;
, ».ANDREA FRYE
Financial Group
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in the
newmark
Co produced with Arizona Theatre Company £ Actors Theatre of LouisvHle
M anny thinks he may be the last
one. That is, until he miraculously
finds Ellie, the only fem ale m am ­
moth left in the world. Their only
problem s: They ca n ’t stand each
other — and Ellie som ehow thinks
sh e’s a possum!
In casting Ellie, the film m akers
searched for a voice that was rich
with personality - not ju st an ac­
tress with a big personality.
“Ellie is ju st the sw eetest, lov­
able lum p that y o u 'v e ever seen,”
L a tifa h
s a id .
"B u t
she ’ s ... w ell... she ’ s a little strange.
A little aloof. A nd a little confused
about her identity. You see, Ellie
thinks sh e's a possum . But sh e’s
really a woolly mammoth. T h at’s
real confusion!”
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Rose Gilmore (from left), Quinten Brundage, Winter Wagner, Malika Smith and Chamden Henzler-
Lhasawa rehearse at the Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center for the current tour o f the Portland
Theatre Brigade.
Portland Theatre Brigade on Tour
The 4 8 th Annual
E B O N Y F A S H IO N FAIR PRESENTS
The Portland Theatre Brigade is tinue through June 20.
a b ear and a fish; “T he R abbi and
on its seventh season cre atin g
T h is s e a s o n ’s p erfo rm an ce s the T oo Sm all H o u se,” a story
multicultural folk theatre by and for in c lu d e “T he F irst S to ry ,” an ab o u t a d elig h tfu l Jew ish co u p le
young people.
A nanzi tale from G h an a w hich as they try all kinds o f ad vice with
The IX m em bers, ranging in age includes live trad itio n al A frican a tw isted sen se o f hum or; and
from 7-15 have been training to­ drum m ing; “Tengu and the Magic- “T he F lu te," a classic fairy tale
gether since Septem ber, perfecting N ose F an,” a tale from Japan h igh­ steep ed in trad itio n al M ayan and
voice, speech, im provisation and lighting the im p o rtan ce o f taking G u atem alan cultures.
acting skills. Free perform ances for resp o n sib ility fo r y o u r ow n a c ­
For reservations call 503-317-
schools and com m unity organiza­ tions; “W ish F ish ,” a play about 4833 or em ail director@ theatre
tions started March 1 and will co n ­ the surprising frien d sh ip betw een brigade.org.
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Sponsored by
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The Links, Incorporated
Benefit of
Links Educational/Scholarship Fund4
Friday, April 21,2006 • 8:00 P.M.
Oregon Convention Center
Portland, Oregon
Etchings and w oodblocks by Portland artist
Jell Phcgley will be on display during an artists
reception from 6 p m. to 10:30 p.m. at the Flight
64 Printm aking S tudioduring A lberta's S treet’s
Last Thursday on M arch 30.
Flight 64. a non-profit cooperative dedicated
to providing its m em bers with a studio environ­
ment for the practice o f printm aking, is located
at Northeast 30lh and Alberta, behind Bella F'aceia.
Phegley w ill be e x h ib itin g tw o new bodies
of w ork both co m p leted and in progress. The
first, a series o f w oodcuts and etch in g s, deals
w ith vario u s em o tio n a l sta te s as w ell as
th o u g h ts o f escape via flying m achines. G ro ­
tesq ue photos o f soccer hoolig an ism inspire
the second body o f w ork, in w hich facial
ex p ressio n s are ex p lo red through etching and
a q u a tin tin g .
Phegley has recently show n w orks at the
Oregon College o f Art and Craft Biennial and the
Indianapolis Art M useum A lliance Gallery. He
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